Loess Hills Elementary creates design for White House Easter Egg roll

SIOUX CITY -- A design created by Loess Hills Elementary students will soon be immortalized on an Easter egg that will be used for the White House Easter Egg Roll, taking place Monday in Washington, D.C.

A tradition dating back to 1878, the Easter Egg Roll has been around since the Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes.

Every year, the U.S. Department of Education asks each state's Department of Education to select a school to decorate an egg with designs that symbolize the state.

In March, the Iowa Department of Education chose Loess Hills to represent the state.

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"(This year's) Easter Egg Roll has a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) focus," Principal John Beeck explained. "Our school was chosen because we base our school curriculum around the computer sciences."

Art teacher Emily Evans gave all of her students the chance to contribute art work for a collage that either showed off Iowa or STEM.